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A. D. KU'NEY.

FLY GUARD.

APPLICMION FILED JUNE l2. |918.

Putnvd July l, HMS.

UN lli AGNES D. KUNEY, OI EARLVILLE, ILLINOIS.

'FLY-GUARD.

Application filed June, 12. ISHS.

T0 all whom z'z 'may Concern:

Be it; known that l, AGNES l). KUNnY, a citizen ot` the United States,residing` at lark ville` in the county ot' La Salle and State. oiIllinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvements inl"`l\fs(iuards. oi whirn the` followingl is a speoiiitaition.

This invention relates to improvements in door attachments and it is theprincipal oh'- jectot the invention to provide a norel liv guard whichcan he positioned adjacent a door .and caused to operate. upon theopening ofthe same in'a manner to prevent flies and other insects frompassing); thereh v through tht` door into the building.

Other ohjeets will he in part ohi'ious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The improvements in the details and arrangement oi: parts will heapparent l'rom an inspection ot' the aceompanying draw ings. inconnection with the specilic descrip t-iou hereinafter contained, andwherein the preferred emhodiment ot' the invention is disclosed Jfor thepurpose ot' imparting a .full understanding ot' the same.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a. fragmentary side elevation ot a screen door having theimproved,attach- Ament arranged adjacent thereto,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section therethrough,

and

Fig. 3 is a 'fragmentary detail in perspeetive ot' a portion ot' thelnusl\-earr ving arm. l-liaving more particular reference to thedrawings, in connection with which likel re lierence eharaeters willdesig-natel eorrespt'mdi ing parts throughout the several views7 1represents the sereen door to which the, ine proved attachment isapplied, and 2 the frame reeeiving the same.

Bolted to one side ol" the door is a guarda serving' to prevent injuryto said door upon Contact of the supporting plate, 't therewith whichplate is hinged to the door frame L. as at 3. Pivoted at one end to aport-ion o't the support 4 is an arm which as will he noted is ofl'setas at (l to spaee the. 'free end thereof from the door l to permit freemovement of the hrush 7, oarried thereby. An. apertnred arm S is(annua-,ted to the arm 5 at a, point adjacent, its pivot-al mounting',and has commotion with oneend of a con tractile eoil spring 9, whichassists in Supporting'the arm in its normal horizontal )osition Theouter end olt thel spring' is ad- ]ustably connected to the upperportion of Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa tainted July it, 1915i.

Serial No. 239.571.

the support -l through the. medium of' a holt t() passing` through aneyelet l'l or similar device.

I Pulleys indicated hy the numeral lf2 are mounted upon hearingssta'ured to the sunport l. and reeeive a ilexihle connection lh; one endoli `which is extended into engagement with a portion o'lf the arm 5 aSat while the remaining; end passes over a pulley l5 rotatahly mounted onthe outer portion olI the screen door l. downwardly into engagement.with a rod lli, slidahle in eyelets 1T, also secured to thel outerportion ot' the screen door. ln this eonneetiou it is to he noted thatthe connection or e: hle 1 is maintained tant, while the arm 5 ismaintained in its normal positirni hy means: Oli a. contractile spring'."i engaged therewith and with the arm J3 hy means oli a amig-'hi' l-lengaged with a portion lhereol'. 'The pull e5;- erted upon the cahle hythe weight/itil as sists the spring lt) in retaining 'the arm ."3 in itsnormal horizontal position. iandle. itl is earried h r the rod lll, andobviously al?- t'ords means Vlor laeilitating the raisingi and loweringlthereof, whereby the latch lt) can he moved out; ol engagement with thekeeper 20, seeured to the adjacent. portion ot the door trame and.iifrmet'l with an inclined hearing' surface designated'hy the 'nluneralu .ln this connection, it to he horue in mind that the latch 'lil ifi etthe. usual sprint;V pressed `type and can he also operated h v a knoh lengaged therewith, tfor a purpose which will ne snhsetpiently apparent.i

ln mieration. to open the door it neeessary to move the handle member'18 downwardly, thus causing the latch it) to ride over the iueliuedhearing Surface 20 of the keeper 2t), and gradually disengagring thesame therelrmn. With the lateh disengaged, the door is now 'free to heopened, and such movement thereotl will cause the saine, 'lo strike the.hinged arm l moving! the saine outwardly with the door. As the handlemember 1S is drawn downwardly the hrnshearlving arm 5 will he swunglupwardly to a vertical posit-ion, due to its connection with the eahlel, and in so doing the spring i) is extended under tension and thus whenthe handle is rel .ased the arm is swung;- haek to its horizontalposition, arrested hy the, tension oti the spring' 9 and the pullexerted on theealile i3 hy the weight '13. moring' hack and 'forth overthe, door will serve to prevent. illes and other insect@ 'from passing;thereby into tht buildingr through thv doorway. it will he furtherunderstood. that thtl rontrarn tito sprin;r J which assists inrvsiliontly supportingptho arm will servo to int-roastl tho viliratoryor, oscillatory motion ot' tho hrushcarrying arm suhsoquont to thtlstarting 0f the santo upon tho ahrupt pullingr of the lftfxililrronnct'tion lil. rllux tvnsion of this 'spring naa,Y of course ho variodhy adjusting the holt lO'to tho drsirod (lograr. Y

tanifofstly, thtl construction shown is Capahlo ot considerablemodification, and Such modification as is within the sropo of my Claims.i consider within tht` spirit of lny invention.

li clairn iin ooniliinattion with a hinged door, locking moans therefor,aA hinged supporty a1'- ranged adjant the santo and in thtl path oftravtt'tlierooi` an arin pivotod to said support and @standingtherefrom.r nwans connot'tvd to said arln tor impartiti,"r ost-illatorymotion thoroto upon oprration ot' tho locking moans, and sprilngYn'luans tngagtd with Sait't'arnx for prolonging tho oscillatory motion.

2. 4lin combination with a hinged door', a hinged support arrangedadjacent thel saaml and in tho path of trawl thereof, an arm lfroin,anaportnred arm seourod to said first;

arni adjaront its pivotal mounting, a Cahle vxttnding ortr thtx supportinto ongagonlont with tho lirst inontiontd arm, and slidahlo latrhnioans on tho door having engagement with thtl rtnlaining`r vnd ofsaidCahlt.

il. ln roinhination with a hinged door, a hinged support arrangrodadjac'tnttho saine and in tho path ot' trawl thoroot', an arm pirotod tosaid support and oxtrn'ding thorns from, a hrush carried on the lrtoond'of the arln. a rahlo oxtvnding ovtrtlu lsupport. and ronnttftrd to aportion of said arm, spring moans ongagod with tho arm. and slidahlolatch moans on tht*l dootl haring rugagtnunt with tlu rtlnainiug 0nd ofsaid rahlo.

Lt. ln ronihiuatitm with a hingod door. an arln pivotally stt'urodthon-to, spring' nua'ns normally rrtaining said arm in a prodotrrniinrdposition and oprrahlt` to roturn said arln to its normal'positionsuhsvquont, to tht` niovtnunt `ol' thtl arin upwardly to a rortiralposition` lot-king' moans -for said door, and moans ronnorting' tholot'hiu;r nwaus with thtl arlnV \\'lu\r \h` tlu lat'tor is artuatrd uponopvration ol' tho loriting nwans and pvrlnittiugA indopondtnt mow inoutot' tho arm with rvlation to thv locking' nuans.

ln tostilnon)v whtrtot'` I allix my signatult hereto.

.mms o. Kumi'.

